A fun filled weekend in the Coromandel

With heaps of events taking place in the Coromandel this weekend it's not a question of what to do – but how to fit it all in.

There's fun under the seas at the Whitianga Dive Festival, rip-roaring adventure with the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Summer Rally, and inspiring art at the Totally Thames Wearable Arts Show.

The Whitianga Dive Festival is returning for its 12th year this weekend. Photo: Dive Zone Whitianga/Facebook

WHITIANGA DIVE FESTIVAL 2015

Now into its 12th year, the annual Coromandel Dive Festival kicks off today down at Buffalo Beach in Whitianga, which is now into its 12th year.

Hosted by Dive Zone Whitianga, the festival attracts divers from all over the country for three days of underwater fun and exploration.

There's also a range of competitions for the best underwater picture, catching the biggest crayfish or get dressed in your best mermaid costume for a marine-themed fancy dress dinner.

The Whitianga Dive Festival 2015 takes place in the waters around Whitianga from Friday, November 27, to Sunday November, 29.

For more information about the Coromandel Dive Festival visit: www.divefestival.co.nz

Hundreds of motorcycles will roar across the Coromandel as part of the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Summer Rally. Photo: File

THUNDER BEACH MOTORCYCLE SUMMER RALLY

New Zealand's biggest and friendliest biker rally is back on the Coromandel with the return of the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Summer Rally.

Starting today, the riders meet in Paeroa before heading to Whangamata for lunch, and then it's back on the road where they'll rumble into Whitianga for the Black Tie dinner at Salt.

On Saturday, Albert Street in Whitianga will be closed for the Miracle Mile event from Lee Street to Monk Street, from 6am-1pm from.

Then Sunday the riders will hit the road and travel to Coromandel Town before heading to Kopu for a late lunch and the finish of the rally.

Thunder Beach Motorcycle Summer Rally takes place across the Coromandel from Friday, November 27, to Sunday, November 29.

More information about the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Summer Rally visit: www.thunderbeach.co.nz

A scene from last year's Totally Thames Wearable Arts Show. Photo: TTWAS/Facebook

TOTALLY THAMES WEARABLE ARTS SHOW

An evening of fun, flair and creativity is all yours for the taking at the Totally Thames Wearable Arts Show on Saturday night.

The Thames War Memorial Civic Centre will be filled to the brim with thought provoking and inspiring works that have created to incorporate a range of themes like recycling, Kiwiana, Steampunk and more.

Totally Thames Wearable Arts Show is on at the Thames War Memorial Civic Centre on Saturday, November 28, from 7pm – 11pm

For more information about the Totally Thames Wearable Arts Show visit: www.totallythames.co.nz

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